Garrison v. Burt

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Howard Garrison appeals the district court’s 1 denial of habeas relief from his Iowa convictions for two counts of first-degree murder. Garrison argues (1) his retrial violated double jeopardy, (2) prosecutorial misconduct denied his due process right to a fair trial, and (3) his convictions violated due process because the evidence was insufficient to prove he killed the victims. We affirm the district court’s denial of Garrison’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

On October 24, 2002, the bodies of John Caswell, Jr. and Steven Emerson were…